Commencement 2025

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts, Storrs

Sunday, May 11 – 1:30 PM

Prelude & Processional
National Anthem

Opening Remarks

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D., FCPA

Presentation of Class Speakers

Valedictorian – Amanda Bean and Anagha Gogate Salutatorian – Roshni Karun

Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Speaker - Joann Trejo, MBA, Ph.D.

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Service Award – Chinenye Anyanwu, Pharm.D.

Teacher of the Year – Kathleen Adams, Pharm.D.

Faculty Research Advising Award – Raman Bahal, Ph.D.

Recognition of Ph.D. & M.S. Graduates

Associate Dean Nathaniel Rickles, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Hooding Ceremony & Presentation of Diplomas

For the Doctor of Pharmacy

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D., FCPA

Associate Dean Nathaniel Rickles, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Welcome to the School of Pharmacy Alumni Board
Mary Inguanti ’84, MPH ’97

Oath of a Pharmacist

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D., FCPA

Conferral of Degrees

UConn President Radenka Maric

Charge to the Graduating Class

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D.

Recessional

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies

Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts, Storrs

Sunday, May 11 – 6:00 PM

Prelude & Processional

Opening Remarks

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D., FCPA

Presentation of Class Speakers

Valedictorian – Melinda Fan and Iliana Mercandetti Salutatorian – Caroline Chen

Presentation of Keynote Speaker

Associate Dean Kathryn Wheeler, Pharm.D.

Keynote Speaker

Joe Honcz, BS Pharm, MBA

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Service Award – Chinenye Anyanwu, Pharm.D.

Teacher of the Year – Kathleen Adams, Pharm.D.

Faculty Research Advising Award – Raman Bahal, Ph.D.

Presentation of Diplomas

For the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D., FCPA

Associate Dean Nathaniel Rickles, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Conferral of Degrees

Vice Provost Dan Schwartz

Charge to the Graduating Class

Dean Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D.

Honors

Christina Aglieco Laureate
Kimberly Berardis
Margaret Brown Scholar
Morgan Dennison
Anaha Gogate Laureate
Roshni Karun
Kortney Knudsen Laureate
Ina Lami Scholar
Kaylee Morosky
Tram Nguyen
Rebecca Rakiec
Tyler Vaglivelo Scholar
Haley Whelchel
Caroline Chen B.S.

Phi Lambda Sigma

Amanda Bean
Anagha Gogate
Angela Courgi
Christian Gee
Kaylee Morosky
Merna Seleman
Haley Whelchel
Nicola Wood
Gianni Contrera
Roshni Karun
Miranda Morman
Audi Putri
Ashley Roding
Alvin Tan
Janette Wadolowski
Ethan Yazdanpanah

Rho Chi

Amanda Bean
Kimberly Beradis
Margaret Brown
Anagha Gogate
Roshni Karun
Tyler Vaglivelo
Alyssa Bode
Matthew Matropietro
Kaylee Morosky
Ina Lami
Audi Putri
Rebecca Rakiec
Merna Seleman
Nicola Wood
Giovanni Fretes
Kortney Knudsen

Pediatric Track

Ashley Roding
Rachel Katzman

Leaders Track
Amanda Bean
Angela Courgi
Rohan Kantesaria
Aryanna Lebron
Priscilla Ly
Randy Martinez
Miranda Morman
Kaylee Morosky
Merna Seleman
Alvin Tan

Urban Service Track

Jocelyn Bermeo

Aryanna LeBron

Matthew Mastropietro

Tram Nguyen

Mikayla Smith

Nicola Wood

Pharmaceutical Science Track

Ph.D.
Mohsina Rahman - working with Dr. Robin Bogner
Xueting Huang - working with Dr. Andrew Wiemer
Zixuan Zhen - working with Dr. Xiuling Lu
Ruifeng Wang - working with Dr. Diane Burgess
Venkatraman Nagarajan - working with Dr. Bodhi Chaudhuri

Pharm.D.

Tori Adamczyk

Honors Laureate Christina Courtney Aglieco

Valedictorian and Leaders Track Scholar Amanda Bean

Honors Laureate Kimberly Rose Berardis

Urban Service Track Scholar Jocelyn Bermeo

Alyssa Bode

Honors Scholar Margaret Eirene Brown

Rylee Brown

Kaya Candido

Caroline Cassol

Abhinav Chalasani

Gianni J Contrera

Grace Camille Cose

Leaders Track Scholar Angela Courgi

Honors Scholar Morgan Dennison

Xin Dong

Lea El-Achkar

Hannah Elfakih

Aaron Farley

Giovanni Fretes

Christian Rey Gee

Matthew Godwin

Valedictorian and Honors Laureate Anagha Gogate

Peter Gordinier

Samantha Gorski

Avery Hermann

Christopher Ryan Ho

Gabriela Isak

Farhana Issa

Sarah Johnston

Leaders Track Scholar Rohan Kantesaria

Salutatorian and Honors Laureate Roshni Karun

Pediatric Track Scholar Rachel Katzman

Habsa Khanam

Honors Laureate Kortney Knudsen

Pranjali Kulkarni

Jerry Labissiere

Honors Scholar Ina Lami

Leaders and Urban Service Track Scholar Aryanna LeBron

Emma Lopes

Kristina Lopez

Leaders Track Scholar Priscilla Ly

Leaders Track Scholar Randy Martinez

Urban Service Track Scholar Matthew Mastropietro

Matthew Morelli

Leaders Track Scholar Miranda Morman

Leaders Track and Honors Scholar Kaylee Morosky

Raye Mutcherson
Nicole Naporowska

Christina Nault

Urban Service Track and Honors Scholar Tram Nguyen

Neha Patel

Austin Pelletier

Jacqueline Diana Penarrieta

Audi Putri

Honors Scholar Rebecca Rakiec

Jonathan Reinhardt

Pediatric Track Scholar Ashley Roding

Sean Rupple

Micah Saji

Dual Degree Recipient Anna Sandalidis earning both a Pharm.D. and MBA

Carina Achu Santhosh

Leaders Track Scholar Merna Seleman

Etem Selmani

Persa Shehreen

Dakota Sicignano

Urban Service Track Scholar Mikayla Smith

Abdalla Syed

Alyaa Syed

Leaders Track Scholar Alvin Tan

Nishel Thompson

Sophia Torres

Madison Toutant

Honors Scholar Tyler Vaglivelo

Tiffany Vicente

Janette Wadolowski

Jacob Wang

Madison Weinschenk

Honors Scholar Haley Whelchel

Urban Service Track Scholar Nicola Wood

Maya Wroblewski

Yuetao Wu

Ethan Yazdanpanah

B.S. Pharmacy Studies

Alyssa Albano

Mykhaylo Andriyashko

Lydia Andusko

Rachel Antonelli

Kayla Barca

Samantha Bergeron

Emilienne Marguerite Bouchard

Emma Bourgeois

Brianna Champagne

Alex Chen

Caroline Chen

Cindy Chen

Theodore Chittem

Benjamin Christo

Seok Jean Chung

Jonathan Cocchiola

Keelin Cripps

Gabrielle Dahbour

Armand Fabrizi

Huiqiao Melinda Fan

Sarah Feeley

Sydney Feeney

Dominick Garcia

Natisha Gowkaran

Tuyet Hoang

Julia Hopkins

Jonathan Hu

Enya Huang

Marissa Hurd

Azra Imeri

Nathan Jordan

Alen Joseph

Jenna-Lynn Kelley

Kiley Keough

Ashley Klancko

Visal Kong

Rita Konjusha

Jonathan Kramer-Earley

Tracy Li

Ian Martin

Valentina Maturi

Iliana Mercandetti

Sarah Nadratowski

Nghi Nguyen

Ethan Nolin-Halpern

Olivia Noyes

Ivana Nuzi

Marilyn Oly-alawuba

Aidan O'Rourke

Savannah Pare/Callahan

Felipe Patinha

Christina Pienkos

Elissa Praik

Sara Prestash

Nicole Pulie

Madison Righi

Fady Samy

Abigail Serrano

Mackenzie Simon

Sahildeep Singh

Emma Solomon

Irina Tavaratsyan

Sophia Vaill

Ava Vecchi

Julia Wilson

Kailey Wilson

Wenhui (Tina) Yan

School of Pharmacy 2025 Commencements:

Pharm.D. Ceremony:

May 11th 1:30pm Jorgensen Center Storrs Campus

B.S. Ceremony:

May 11th 6:00pm Jorgensen Center Storrs Campus

Ph.D. Ceremony:

May 12th 6:00pm Jorgensen Center Storrs Campus

Faculty Awards

Order of Exercises, Pharm.D.

Order of Exercises, B.S.

Commencement Speakers

Honors and Tracks

Congratulations Graduates!